For a copy of a Virginia marriage license, please print and complete the appropriate form, enclose a copy of a valid government issued photo ID, and send a money order or check (payable to State Health Department) to the address below.

By Virginia law, certified marriage certificates have restricted access to family members and their legal representatives for 50 years while those greater than 50 years may be obtained by anyone upon payment of the proper fee.

Virginia Department of Health

Office of Vital Records

P.O. Box 1000

Richmond, VA 23218

(804) 662-6200

Marriage records from the portion of Virginia now known as West Virgina are available below:

Archives of the Division of Culture and History

Capital Complex, Cultural Center

1900 Kanawha Boulevard East

Charleston, WV 25305-0300

To order:

Marriage records not available from the Department of Health office should be available from the County Clerk from the county where the marriage license was issued.